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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
7
Washington reports on potential Russian monetary moves that could devalue the ruble. Officials note state banks hold savings and bonds, with inflation rising as more money circulates than goods available. Peasants risk loss if hoarded rubles lose value while city wages adjust.
A 13-year-old Boston ward refused commitment to Fernald School after two psychiatrists and city officials urged feebleminded classification. Judge John V. Mahoney tested the boy with geography, history, and arithmetic before ruling against institutional commitment and returning him to his foster home in Charles Town.
Hollywood figures gathered in Glendale to honor Ernst Lubitsch, the German born director and producer. Jeanette MacDonald performed a Lubitsch composition while writer Charles Brackett delivered a eulogy.
Amelia Bowman Dean a 69 year old cleaning woman in Portland learned she was sole beneficiary of $25,000 from David D Clem who died Nov 15. Court probate could take months and she said she would quit only after receiving the money.
Coroner Ben Brown announced no inquest will be held into the double death of Lena Mae Wartnik and her infant son Neil. Autopsies offered no clear cause, though sleeping potions may be involved, with tests pending. The pair faced a custody dispute after a divorce filing on Nov. 24. The infant was found in Hermosa Beach, the mother in a nearby hotel room.
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